School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala
Guatemala: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9615 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala is 0.9615 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7168 GPIA, in 1970.
Guatemala ranks 173rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7168 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8404 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8489 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8428 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8655 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.872 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8989 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7956 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8049 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8151 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8457 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8704 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8832 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8912 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9025 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8443 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8962 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9074 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9061 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9256 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9466 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9499 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9372 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9265 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9259 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9264 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9309 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9343 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9452 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9619 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9995 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9615 GPIA | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8364 GPIA | 0.7168 GPIA | 0.8989 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8453 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 0.8704 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8803 GPIA | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.9025 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9289 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.9452 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guatemala was 0.9615 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7168 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guatemala ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release